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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-04-16
WE ARE.NOT MISSED.

II you aud I
To-day sill, uld die
Tho birds would sing the samo tomorrow;
Tho vo.i al sIrinR
Her noN ora would bring
And few would think OF us with sorrow.
Yes. he Is dead,
Would then bosnld.
The corn would flrss, the grass Yield hay'
Aud catuc low. :,
And summer go.
And fow would heed rs pass away.
How soon we pass! 81.
How fow, alasl
Remember those who Turn to mould;
Whose faces fade
With autumn's nhnde
Boreaih the sulden churchyard culdl
Yes. ills So
We come AMI COL
They hail our birth, they mourn US dond.
day or moro,
Tho winters Ger
Another tab es our rlace instead.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-04-16
NURSERY STOCK.


The undersigned has for sale large
stock OF trees and plants, as follows:
PEACH TREES embracing all the
APPLE. PEAR. CHERRY, PLUM
and OUNCE TREES of every kind
that are best adapted TO the peninsula.
BLACEBERRY and RASPBERRY
Large assortment of GRAPE VINE,
ETC., etc.
My nursery is situated on the line OF
the Great Peninsula Railroad, so that
there is no transferring of stock. 1t is
packed one day and in the hands OF my
Accomac friends the next.
Mr.. John G.. Eggs of Keller, is my
agent for Accomac. to whom all cOmmu-
nications should be addressed.
CALEB BOGGS,
Morton. Delaware.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-04-16
"A thing Of beauty is a joy fOreyeri"
Watches, Clocks and JeVelEI.

Beautiful and Elegant are our Gold
and Silver Watches for ladies, gen.
Nemen and boys.
Alarge variety Of steel. nickle, white
metal, silk (gold-mounted) bamboo, gilt,
electro-plate, best roll plate, and SOLID
gold and silver chains. Ladies lace pins
and ear drops OF all kinds and prices
Engagement and wedding rings: La,
dies and gents sleeve buttons Gents
scarf pins of best plate and solid gold
Lodge pins Masonic, Odd Fellows. Roy
al Arcanum, knights Of Honor, Hep
tAsophs, sc. ,)in solid gold. collar put
tons, studs, etc. A large assortment OF
spectacles and eye glasses. We sell
clocks for less money than the dealers IN
general merchandise pay for them in
Baltimore; in fact, we guarantee our
prices to compare favorably with those
Of Baltimore We can explain why it is
a fact. You are solicited to call and as
sure yourself.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-04-16

Tn old times parents bro lght
children up, but now, says the Bos-
ton Courier, children bring parents
down.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-04-16
Fruit and Ornamental Trees

Be IN time! Don't fail to write
q postal TO Perdne s Co., for their
price list Of all kinds of trees and
plants for spring 1887.
AS soon as you read this write us
postal stating what you want.
You will be surprised at our low
prices.
Nurserymen and dealers will find
our wholesale prices low.
Always state what you want. We
have our plants in cellar ready for
shipping at any time during the
winter.
The Parsons June Peach is oneof
the earliest peaches known and
does not rot. Agents wanted.
PERDUE s CO.:
Parsonsburgh, Wicomico county, Md.
Crystal River current. [volume] (Crystal, Colo.) 1886-18??, 1887-05-28
Intemperance in Russia.

lntemperance is the great bane in
the lower classes, and the aggregate
quantity of spirit consumed by the peo-
pie is almost beyond belief, though st.
Petersburgh is not to be compared
with Moscow in this very Objectionable
respect The chief means of ntoNica-
ton is the drinking of the Vodka,
brandy made from grain. The drunk
en- Russian, however. is not quarrel
some, he only becomes more lovingly
demonstrative and foolish. A ludicrous
though sad evidence of this popularity
was observed in front of the Hotel
Angleterre, A ll-dressed and in
lligcnt-appearing citizen paused OPP
posite the pr ncipal entrance. took off
his hat. and quietly but tendcry apos-
trophized ii, smoothing the crown
iiicctionately, which he petted and
kissed. 1t was then replaced properly
upon his head, and the wearer passed
on to the hext corner. where his
chapeau WAS again made the recipient
OF his fond caresses and gentle assur-
ances. ending rs before tn devoted
kiss. This process was repeated sever
al times as he passed along the big
square of St 1saac's totally Indifferent
to all observers. Singular to say, this
behavior was the only manifest ev dence
OF the individuals inebricty; but the
truth is. our Muscov tie was very drunk.
-Balt0u's due North.
Crystal River current. [volume] (Crystal, Colo.) 1886-18??, 1887-05-28
Religious Reading.

"Whlt sort of religious works are
most frequently called for BY the per-
sons who use the library?" was asked
of the librarian of the Young Mems
Christian association the other evening.
Works on biblical study" he re-
Piled. There are more works of that
kind called for than of any other of
those on rel gious subjects. OF course
the books given ont here cover great
variety of topics; and works on science
and art are much called for.
Are the works of the old English
divines much read nowadays?'
NO. not great deal. Those old
stand-b, es, Baxter Gail to the Uucon-
verted and Doddridge's Rise and
Progress of Religion i'll the Soul
which used to constitute together with
the bible, the entire library of Il good
man, ministers, are scarcely ever call
ed for. The younger class of readers
know nothing about them. Idoubt if
many have ever heard of them. Bun
van is read Il good deal. The pilgrims
Progress, is frequently called for and
occasionally the works OF jeremy Tay-
lor. but you couldn't class them as
popular books"
Whose sermons are read the mostP"
''Spurgeon by far. Talmage, l
think, comes next. Dr.. Tavlor's SER
mons also are quite popular. But there
isn't much OF II demand for sermons,
anyhow"
How about religious tiction?"
''lherc Is Il great deal of that read.
entirely too much. We aim to keep as
little It's possible of that class OF liIera-
turc on hand. and irs to stimulate the
Ioung men WHO frequent our library to
read something more substantial. Re-
iig Gus reading is very different now
from what 1t Used to be. People used
to read sermons a great deaf, the old
English sermons which took two hours
to deliver. and ponderous books on the
oiogy They want everything brief
nowadays. short. spicy sermons. and
trcatises that come to the point direct
ly. They won't take the time to read
anything else. Then. there is so much
current literature to be read. That
takes up greater part of the average
readers time, and much of the stuff
isn't worth reading. "-New YORK. ton,-
ntsrc,0i 1AdEertiser.
Crystal River current. [volume] (Crystal, Colo.) 1886-18??, 1887-05-28
New York's Chinese Reporter,

The bright, little, weazen faced. re-
formed heather. Wong Chm Foo. who
picks up good living acting as. inter-
prefer in the courts when his country
men are involved, and who is Il reru-
lar contributor to the magazines and
newspapers, is anxious to get back to
the Flowery Kingdom. He expects to
return to Hong Chow next autumn.
Wong is an inveterate fantan player,
and. like most Bohemians. does not OBJ
iect to a good glass of wine. His favor
lite tipplc is gin. when left to his own
resources. HIS last call at our office
was to leave a manuscript setting forth
the fact that the Cinnamon in this city
use peanut oil in the frying of chicken.
oysters, etc. According to Foo this
oil is more aromatic than lard and
much more palatable. He estimates
that not less than 10000 gallons of this
oil are imported to this country annual
ly and consumed by his aesthetic coun-
trymen. 1t is in the COLLATION. of alb
struse statistics that the Monaghan re-
porter excels. York World.
Crystal River current. [volume] (Crystal, Colo.) 1886-18??, 1887-05-28
set gown OF the dear little Jenny Wren,

set gown OF the dear little Jenny Wren.
Few children are unattractive in them.
selves, but MANY are made so by the
lack of good. sensible taste shown in
dress OF those having them in charge.
A neatly dressed child is pleasant
sight. but one loaded down with silks
and laces is really to be pit ed. 10 be
sure. for n best or company Dress it is
allowed to have rs rich Il material as is
consistent with the purse of the parent,
but it is this over-dressing during play
or school hours that is harmful to the
child both physically and morally.
Physically, as she can take but little
part in the games of her companions
when she is afraid of soiling or rump-
ling a nice dress; consequently she
loses that exercise the lack OF which
in after years, will have so damaging
an effect upon her constitution, leaving
it fragile and delicate. Morally, it sows
in her mind the seeds of vanity. and,
unless she he Il child of unusual firm
ness of mind also of contempt for
those children not dressed to her lik-
ing.
l have in mind the case of little
girl, beautiful in both face and DISPOSE
ton, who, having lost both parents
when she was but two Years of age, and
not having any near relatives, at least
none that appeared to want to take the
care Of her, was adopted by a wealthy
lady. This woman never had any
children of her own. so she could
scarcely b, blamed for trying to make
the child happy, AS she thought. by try
ing to clothe her in the richest of fab
rics, trimmed with rare laces and orna-
menled by broad. heavy silk sashes.
During the summer months when 9th
er little ones, clad in cool, loose fitting
garments, played about, she sat or
walked with the nurse maid in the
shade, and watched them wistfully.
She could not take any part in their
merry games. for she was loaded with
iinery and must not rumple or soil her
beautiful clothes, and after while she
had no desire to join them. but walked
by them with uplifted head, manner
and gait. in i'm taton of some popular
society belle.
Then dress the children sensibly.
The world has no place for miniature
society bellies; IL wants natural, lovabc
little children, -Anie"tcal1 CuttiUator.
Crystal River current. [volume] (Crystal, Colo.) 1886-18??, 1887-05-28
1.-The Mad Buffalo of the Plains"

Senator Benton always asserted that
he had right to state what he said
and did in executive session. When.
after the Mexican war, he had resisted
the nomination of Brigadier-Gen. Kear-
ney as major general by brevet, be-
cause of his treatment of Col. Fremont,
MIR. Benton gave to II reporter some
resolutions which he had prepared de-
nouncing Gen. Kearney, saying: Take
those, if You please. sir. and print them.
l give them to you in the presence OF
these witnesses. l am responsible.
desire that they be promulgated to the
country" The resolutions Were taken
by the correspondent and duly printed
A few days afterwards, Mr.. Butler
made motion that the galleries be
cleared and the doors closed. for the
purpose OF enabling him to make "a mo-
ton concerning the violation of certain
executive proceedings Every one knew
tina: MIR. Benton had avowed the publ-
cation of his resolutions against Gen.
kearney. avowed it and glor fled in it.
and detied all objections to it. An al
tercation of an hour followed, with ex-
cited remarks made under the cover OF
discussing the question of order, the
perpetual sneers and jcers of Mr.. Ben
ton. his hundred interiectional excla-
nations. his final pompous declaration
that he threw upon MIR. Butler the ne
cessity of saving what he did. that he
was ready to meet the senator from
Missouri anywhere. Mr.. Benton. al
though his defiance was thus accepted.
continued TO assert that the man who
charged him with doing anything dis
honorable was liar in his throat. One
could not conceive the violence and de
fiance which he threw into his manner,
his emphasis and gesticulatons. Never
did he better merit his sobriquet. 1.-The
Mad Buffalo of the Plains "-Ben: Per-
ley Poore, IN american CultiUator.
Crystal River current. [volume] (Crystal, Colo.) 1886-18??, 1887-05-28
Mrs. Cleveland Enjoys the Papers.

Mrs. Cleveland takes lively interest
in all society matters; writes corre-
spondent, especially such as pertain to
Washington. and is an interested read
er OF the daily papers, through the col
ums of which in this way she gains
more intimate acquaintance with tho
leaders of the gay world than would
otherwise be possible. The Sunday
papers are great pleasure to her. as
they epitomize the events of the week.
and she often enjoys hearty laugh
over the ridiculous speeches and ac-
tlOns attributed to her in certain mat
tiers. but which have really no other
foundations than the lively imagina-
ton of the writer. There is very little
personal gossip relating to herself or
the president which escapes her no.
tice. for much that would not other
wise come under her personal attention
is marked or clipped and sent TO her by
friends.
During the past week Mrs. Cleveland
has seen large number of persons BY
special arrangement, strangers in the
city, for whom their friends importuned
this honor. Few persons, in making
this request, realize the most incessant
demand of the same nature which
comes to Mrs. Cleveland day after day.
and to all of which she accsdes, II
possible. When asked by friend
which plan she found most agreeable.
that OF receiving on two mornings Of
each week. as was her custom during
the season. or of having no reception
day, as at present, she replied without
moments hesitation in favor of tho
former. As it now is rarely an hour
passes without some one tapping ut
Mrs. Cleveland's door. bearing card
or urgent request that she grant an
interview to a party Of strangers. just
on the eve Of departure. And it rarely
happens that the appeal is made In
vain, for, however interested she may
be in book or occupation Of any kind.
she at once lays it aside, sacrifices her
own pleasure, and readily complies with
the wishes of her callers.
Crystal River current. [volume] (Crystal, Colo.) 1886-18??, 1887-05-28
A Man of Mammoth Muscle.

There is a man on the Carson river,
below Dayton, Col. named Angela Cor
della, who claims to be the strongest
man in the world He is an Italian,
aged % years. and stands five feet ten
inches. weighing 1913 pounds. AL
though not of unusual size, his spinal
column is much beyond the ordinary
width, and his bones and joints are
made on a similarly large and generous
scale. He has lifted man of 200
pounds with the middle finger of his
right hand. The man stood with one
foot on the floor, his arm outstreched,
his hands srasped by two persons to
balance his body. Cordella then stoop-
ed and placed his third finger of his
right hand under the mans foot, and,
with scarcely any perceptibe effort,
raised him to the hight of four feet and
deposited him on a table near at hand.
Once two powerful men waylaid Cor
della, with intent TO thrash him. but he
seized one in each hand and hammer
ed them together until life was nearly
knocked out of them. The Independ-
ent.
Crystal River current. [volume] (Crystal, Colo.) 1886-18??, 1887-05-28
A Few Stock Liars.

II said in my haste" remarked the
psalmist, "all men ara lars That
there are more liars in the world to-day
than there were in David's time goes
without saying. because there are more
men. And with til increase of popu-
lation there has sprung into being a
new Inc of stock liars. with whom Dav-
i'd was unacquainted; fair average liars.
who do plain everyday business, and
only 90 on in star parts when the star
liar of the combination is sick or tired
or someth ng. Among these steady
professionals may be mentioned:
The man who ..never reads the news
papers.
The man who never sees the editori-
nj cutting him up. until his attention
has been called to it
The candidate who is ont of politics
and wouldn't take the nomination if
it were offered him.
The man who put Cleveland where
he isl
The man who "ncvcr had days
sickness in his life"
The man who says the captain told
him sit was the worst storm he had
ever experienced.
The family who were in Europe three
weeks and event every where and saw
everything
The professor who tells you that in
all his life he '-never knew "A child with
one half the marvellous talent for
(music) (drawing) (elocutioD (matlle-
matics) anything ese) which your
child has already developed"
The man who "wouldn't take 800
for that dog"
The man who "made the mistake of
his life when he didn't read Qaw)
(medicine) (theolog,) Ego on the
STACEY"
The man whose wife doesn't appre-
ciate him. "a great deal more accu-
rately that he knows)."
The man who "whippcd every boy he
ever fought with at school"
The man who could take that text
and preach great deal better sermon
from it, Qhan his pastor did).
The man who says ..he wants you
to tell him Just what you think" and
''neyer feels hurt at a candid criticism,
no matter how severe it is"
The man who never slept wink
last night"
The man who told (somebody you
never hearu or the day before (Cleye-
land) (Garlield) (Blaine) was nomi nat
ed, just on what ballot the convention
would break and how it would go.'
The man who '.never made but one
mistake in Judging character in his
life"
The man who. lean remember the
only lie he ever told
The man who Twas offered 5000 for
that horse day before he went lame;"
and
The man who could turn double
handspring from the ground. back
ward or forward. when lie was u boy,
but hasn't tired it for more than fif-
teen years" Sometimes with a rcdeem-
ing impulse of gracious and beautiful
truth this liar will add that "he docsn' t
believe he could do it now. ~. j.
Bardeac, in Broohiyn Eagle.
Crystal River current. [volume] (Crystal, Colo.) 1886-18??, 1887-05-28

A statistical paper SAYS there are 49,
O00 feminine studentsin the various COL
leges of America. You can never re-
ly upon statistics. Now, what does
the editor mean? Does he mean that
there are $18. 600 female students? II
so. why did he not say so? The term
feminine" belongs to SO many thous-
ands of students who have no shadow
to the distinctive term female" that
we get confused. We do not care
much for statistics, but we love asou.
yaey-TAfssse Saturday Nsra4A
Crystal River current. [volume] (Crystal, Colo.) 1886-18??, 1887-05-28
Rough OH jenny.

He-So you are married, are you,
Jenny?
She-Yes, I've been married for
several months.
''Who is your husband?'
HE is a farmer out in the country. :"
'''m sorry to hear that
why sop
well you see. you can t 60 to the
New York places of amusement in the
winter. and in summer you can't go
into the country, for you are there
already. Ed.
Crystal River current. [volume] (Crystal, Colo.) 1886-18??, 1887-05-28
week. Most of the girls get 81. so. and

week. MOST OF the girls get ~ 5u. ana
probably one hundred get SO a week.
The innovation of the cash railway sys-
TENS, now in general use in the big
| stores. has done away with the neces-
sity of having many cash girls. Lirtlo
girls are preferred to little boys. be-
cause they are less mischevious and can
be depended upon more generally.
Some of the best saleswomen in this
city were formerly cash girls at 50 q
week where they are now employed as
saleswomen at from $40 to Sl5 II week.
They have grown mp with the business.
| and they get to know their employers
| and their employers get to know them.
| These saleswomen also get acquainted
with the regular customers of the store
| and make many friends Many stores
have regular customers who will only
buy of Il particular saleswoman. If
their favorite saleswoman is sick they
will 60 away without buying and come
back another day. In this way there
are many saleswomen who control and
influence a great deal of trade. The
employer knows this and appreciates
the fact. Ii for no other reason. he APP
preciates it because it is matter of
bus ness.
In all large stores the saleswomen and
other employees can buy silk for u dress.
a hat, or bonnet or ribbons, or coat
or anything sold in the store for either
cost or little above cost A great
many stores allow discount of 10 per
cent. on all purchases made by their
employees. which enables IL girl to buy a
dress, or coat, or hat, or bonnet for
much less than the public customer.
Even the little girls are allowed the
same discount. Still the majority of the
girls in the store have Il hard time of it.
If they had only themselves TO look out
for life's struggle would be far easier.
A girl who gets 81 or IS week and
has 50 to 81 week board to pay, has
SIS to 81 left to dress herself and she is
able to get along quite respectfully by
practicing self-denial and p!nching her.
self Il little. But many of the girls
hundreds of them-have to help TO sup
port their families. There are many
horrible family skeletons in the closets
of poor store girls that the world knows
nothing about. A widowed mother, q
worthless grown up brother. or Il drunk
en- father causes the saleswoman to be
the main support of the family. Oi
course store girls do not have the same
opportunities to get married as the g II
;nr to do hnt 70 rI,v thn n;ano and On
to school and have i, .oni t;me aensr.
alIv sill a very large nortio, ri the
Girls got m,rried and MANY nf tb.n
Snt oond bush,ndv
Where a small ,rmv of s,laswomen
are emnIoved there l. sure n ha a
black sheen in the bio flock. GIRL
nav have = mania for steaI;nr She
NAV ste,I , bit If rihlon ,,r !, Yard of
silk or somc,hine also Girls ara fro
nuentlv fomnd 10 he ,lis,onsst There
is n man in every Store who watches
the exodus every night will, an e,gia
Crystal River current. [volume] (Crystal, Colo.) 1886-18??, 1887-05-28
Ovcr-Dressed Children.

Dress the children prettly but do
not make dolls of them (hs refers
mostlyto little girls); CHI idhood, like
''beauty unadorned. is adorned the
most A ch Id that is bedecked with
silks and rare laces loses that chief
charm OF childhood simplicity. and one
psiga. ~ scnat!lipk Of dysing tho rus.
Crystal River current. [volume] (Crystal, Colo.) 1886-18??, 1887-05-28
He Was q Shaver.

Merchant-Do you call that fellow a
shavere Why, he is six foot if he is an
inch. said l wanted small boy to
run errands-a little shaver.
Bookkccpcr-I didn't understand
about the errands This fellow is a
shaver. He keeps barher,shop down
the block. ~ pAieag0 Le4qsr; F" ~
Crystal River current. [volume] (Crystal, Colo.) 1886-18??, 1887-05-28

A Rochester woman's pie failed to have any
effect on her husband for some unaccountabls
reason, so she added little more poison
That fetched him, but It just goes to show
how tough some husbands Ee-- PhiladslpAia
XerA ANTieq1
Crystal River current. [volume] (Crystal, Colo.) 1886-18??, 1887-05-28
Spring Cries.

The cry 'let US have peas'' has ex-
tended from Europe to this country, ~
Albany Argus,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1887-02-02
For Weak yon,on.

Mrs. Lydia L. pinkham, Lynn, Mass, "Abous
the first OF September, 1881, my vito was taken
with uterine hcmorrhago. Tho best styptl;s tho
physician could prescribe lid not check 1t and she
got moro and moro enfccblod. Sho wa, troub-
led with Irolapsus Uterl, LeuoorrhOl, numb.
ness OF tho Inns, slukness OF the stomach and
loss OF appetite. purchased trial bott!c Of your
vegetable Compound. She safd she could ats.
covcr salatarD effect rom he G,'st dose. Now
sho is comparatively free fiom tho Prolapsus,
Stomaoh's sickness, &c. The hemorrhage Is very
much better AMI Is less at tho regular periods.
Acr appetite is restore !, and her general hoal,l
ana strength much improved. We feel that VIC
haVo occn WONDERFULLY benefited AMI our hearts
are drawn out In gratitude for tho samo aud In
sympathy for other sufferers, for whose sakcs we
allow our names to be usetln
9. w. EATON. Thurston, N. I.
me Compound is put up in PlSsLozcngo and
Liquid FORM All sold by druggists The Pills
ana Lozenges sent by mall on receipt Of price.